Round 12: Tossup 20

In a novel by this author, Lieutenant Gamboa refuses a written confession for a murder that got him reassigned. At the end of a novel, this author revealed that Urania Cabral left for the US after being sexually assaulted by Rafael Trujillo (“troo-HEE-yo”). This author created a group led by the Jaguar called “The Circle" who steal a chemistry exam at a military academy. This author of The Time of the Hero alternated chapters of a novel from the perspective of the aspiring newswriter Marito. In that novel, this author interwove the title divorcee’s forbidden romance with radio novelas by Pedro Camacho. For 10 points, name this Peruvian novelist of Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter. (10[1])■END■

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